European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Entertainment Luce Coope phantom of the Rock opera is backs amps Michael Abrams file Alice Cooper has a new set of frights for fans during his current european tour by Anita Gosch staff writer the phone Call came at 4 30 . Sharp. Exactly As scheduled. But it was t Alice Cooper calling for a Telephone interview. It was somebody named Brian. Quot of Alice is right Here Quot Brian said. Quot see he s got people to dial the phone for seconds later another voice came on the line. It was a Bright cheery almost Perky voice that could have belonged to the All american midwestern Good Guy instead of to the Man known As the master of Shock Rock and on stage Gore. Was this maybe Vincent Furnier the real Man behind Alice Quot of it s Alice but it s not that that Alice does t really exist he said at least not All the time. Quot he does t exist until he goes on stage. He s the phantom of the Rock opera Quot Alice said. Quot i never take him off stage. He s very Happy just living for 90 minutes a during those 90 minutes Alice the Perky one turns into Alice the maniac. In past shows which he has described As Quot a splatter movie brought to life on stage Quot he has mutilated dolls decapitated mannequins impaled ghouls slashed his wrists and squirted the blood fake of course into the audience. In the end he receives just retribution and is Strung up on a Gallows or brought before a Guillotine. On his current european tour in support of his latest release hey stooped the shows Are More High tech and More science fiction oriented than on past Tours Alice said. He has added some new special effects including a multidimensional Quot magic a highlight of the show comes with the new song feed my Frankenstein during which he brings a member of the audience on stage and puts him or her on an Quot operating when it s Over Alice said Quot they re not quite the and As usual Alice Quot gets his comeuppance Quot in the end. Alice insists that his on stage horror is no different than the kind portrayed in the movies. Quot to me real horror was the . Cop beatings Quot he said. He sees his shows As a mix of horror and comedy much like the Nightmare on Elm Street movie series. He s merely an actor in the starring role. Quot there s a thin line Between horror and comedy and that s the line we try to ride Quot he said. Quot ninety nine percent of the audience will walk away from the show and say that was really fun rather than of i can t sleep tonight Quot not everyone finds his stage theatrics fun. During his 1988 tour of Europe several towns in Germany imposed court orders Banning parts of his show. Police in Plain clothes and in uniform monitored the concerts to make sure he did t violate the orders. This time around Alice said Only the town of Nurnberg tried to ban his show Quot because it has negative vibrations and glorifies Quot in that Case a Alice added Quot i guess that nobody should be Able to go to any movies anymore because every movie i know of glorifies violence. I mean what Are they picking on Rock n roil for Quot hey stooped is Alice s 21st album in 20 years of recording. The Peak of his career came in the 1970s when he had a string of Gold and Platinum albums including school s out billion Dollar babies and Welcome to my Nightmare. In the Early 80s he dropped out music scene and entered a rehabilitation Center for treatment of alcoholism. He staged a successful comeback in 1986 and has been touring and releasing albums Ever since. He recently had the Chance to act for real when he played the part of killer Freddy Krueger s father in Freddy s dead the final Nightmare. Alice said he decided to make a comeback because he wanted to Quot do it again but do it the right Way Quot totally straight. Quot it was eight or 10 years that i Don t remember because i was drinking so heavily. I never missed a show but at the same time i Don t remember a lot of it Quot he said. Quot so i wanted to come Back and tour and see what Alice would be like dead straight. And it s a lot More fun. I go on stage now and i be got 100 percent More Check the on stage listing on pages 14 and 15 for the remaining dates and venues of Alice Coopers european a singles 1 emotions Mariah Carey 2 do anything natural selection 3 romantic Karyn White 4 Hole hearted extreme 5 something to talk about Bonnie Raitt 6 Good vibrations Marky Mark amp the Funky Bunch Loleatta Holloway 7 i adore my Amor color me add b everybody plays the fool Aaron Neville 9 can t Stop this thing we started Bryan Adams 10 love thy will be done Marti atop a albums 1 roping the wind Garth Brooks 2 decade of decadence Motley Crue 3. Use your illusion ii guns no roses 4 apocalypse 91. The enemy strikes Public enemy 5 diamonds amp pearls Prince 6 use your illusion i guns n roses 7 emotions Mariah Carey 8 Metallica Metallica 9 waking up the Neighbours Bryan Adams 10 no fences Garth Brooks country a singles 1 keep it Between the lines Ricky Van Shelton 2 new Way to Light up an old flame Joe Diffie 3 Mirror Mirror Diamond Rio 4 someday Alan Jackson 5 Ball and Chain Paul Overstreet 6 the walk Sawyer Brown 7 anymore Travis Tritt b where Are you now Clint Black 9 i thought it was you Doug Stone 10 Rodeo Garth Brooks amp by singles 1 romantic Karyn White 2 it s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday Boyz ii men 3 emotions a Mariah Carey 4 keep on Loving me of jays 5 o . A naughty by nature 6 forever my lady Jodeci 7 save me a Lisa Fischer b do a me out Guy 9 running Back to you Vanessa Williams a 10 i m on your Side Jennifer Hollida jazz a albums 1. Thick in the South Wynton Marsalis 2. Unforgettable Natalie Cole 3. Another hand David Sanborn 4. New York reunion Mccoy Tyner 5. Alone together Tough Young tenors 6. Uptown ruler Wynton Marsalis 7. She who weeps Cassandra Wilson 8. Levee Low moan Wynton Marsalis 9. The Gershwin connection Dave Grusin 10. Terence Blanchard Terence Blanchard compiled by billboard 10 stripes Magazine october 17, 1991
